Relying on single protector has limits, analyst says

Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola yesterday that many people in the world were being “exploited by authoritarians and defrauded by the rich”, the latest example of a forceful new speaking style he has adopted on his four-nation Africa tour.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin said on Sunday that its New Glenn rocket booster had touched down after launch, marking its first landing of a reused booster and intensifying its rivalry with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said, and fighters from Hamas clashed with gunmen from an Israeli-backed militia, witnesses said.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun yesterday said that planned talks with Israel aim to end hostilities and the occupation in the south, despite the rejection of negotiations by Hezbollah and its supporters.

This year’s UN climate summit will seek to turn past decisions into action, with financing the main focus, Turkey’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum told Reuters, as the country prepares to host and chair COP31 in November.

Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters yesterday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran’s ports, a major hurdle for Tehran to rejoin peace efforts.

Pakistan source said Trump was told US blockade is obstacle to talks

Iran considering participation in peace talks but no decision made

He was willing to meet Iran’s leaders face to face after breakthrough in talks

Trump also said "the results in Iran will be amazing" in the post, which came as the United States prepared to resume negotiations in Pakistan

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates arrested members of an Iran-linked group that was plotting "terrorist" acts in the country, state security said

Seeks to position Beijing as a stable counterweight in the face of the US- and Israeli-led conflict

Ceasefire between the US and Iran appeared in jeopardy today

Migrant returned home via Azerbaijan after embassy-led evacuation amid escalating violence

Quake hits off Iwate prefecture, tremors felt as far as Tokyo

China issues sharp warning as joint military drills begin

Tehran insists missile and defensive capabilities not open to negotiation

Ceasefire between Iran and US set to expire Wednesday

Iran vows retaliation, calls US action ‘armed piracy’